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First Friday Open House at TRCoA
 First
Friday will be April 6th, 2007. Anybody who is interested in the
School or the Recording Studio is welcome. Please come see the studio
and chat with some of TRCoA's students, mentors, engineers, and
musicians. Questions and tour at 7p and festivities at 8p. We are
going to have Soup, Tacos, and Enchiladas from El Sol Y La Luna.
Click
here to rsvp and request a map to the studio.
Joshua Saunders and Travis Bonner Graduate
 TRCoA
is proud to announce Travis Bonner and Joshua Saunders have successfully
graduated from TRCoA's Beginning Audio Engineering and the Advanced
Music Production Class. Over the past year, both have developed
a distinct personality and sound to their tracking and mixing. Joshua
and Travis are currently working on opening a studio in Austin.
Summer Semester Starts June 15th
Summer classes are coming up. There is still space so now's the
time to jump in.
Next ProTools Class Starts April 23
Many options are available. For more information and to enroll
click here.
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Events
SXSW Follow-Up
 SXSW
this year was fantastic. We spent lots of time with the Universal
Republic Team... such as Eric Clinger (A&R Universal Republic),
Tom Sturges (Publishing Universal Republic), Nanci Walker (Publishing
Universal Republic), Brian
Howes (Producer), Tom Mackay (A&R Universal Republic), and
many others. We saw such artists as Live
and Die in L.A., Waxplanet,
The Wombats, Amy
Winehouse, Great
Glass Elevator, Borne,
Ronnie Day, Black
Tie Dynasty, and many others. These act are from all over the
world and almost all of them are completely unknown and unsigned.
Its great what you can see at SXSW when you hang out with some of
the best A&R representatives in the business.
Christian Castle Music Law seminar
 TRCoA
is pleased to announce that Christian Castle will be speaking to
the students of TRCoA on current and past music law, how music law
is changing, and how and where distribution is headed. The seminar
will be on Monday, April 9th from 6-8pm.
Chris Castle has devoted most of the last 20 years
to practicing traditional music law and technology transactions.
He represented artists such as Sheryl Crow and Meredith Brooks and
producers such as Tom and Chris Lord Alge in his early years of
practice before moving in-house to be Vice President, Business &
Legal Affairs at A&M Records in Hollywood and Senior Vice President,
Business Affairs at Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. in New York.
In addition to traditional music and technology crossover matters,
Chris advises clients on matters of public policy and current legislation
relating to the copyright community.
This is a mandatory event for all current TRCoA
Students and strongly recommended for all TRCoA's Alumni. This event
is also open to the public, everyone is welcome.
Click here to rsvp and request a map to the studio.
Recap: A&R Seminar with Eric Clinger
  Eric
Clinger, A&R Representative for Universal/Republic Records,
L. A., hosted a seminar at TRCoA during SXSW. Eric talked about
the origin of A&R, the current state of A&R, and what A&R
will be in the future. He also discussed the current and future
state of labels, demo and development record deals, and how to contact
A&R. The two hour seminar was engaging and informative with
Eric sharing his insights and views on the industry.
Pro Tools Seminar
 On
Monday, April 23rd, TRCoA will hold it's monthly installment of
its five part Pro Tools seminar series (Songwriting, Tracking, Editing,
Mixing, and Mastering). This five part series continuously cycles
through each subject from month to month starting over again once
the last topic is covered. All of TRCoA's students get the opportunity
to see each seminar at least once throughout their course. This
month's installment will cover Editing. John Stinson, founder of
TRCoA, will host the seminar. The event will be from 6:30p - 10p
and is mandatory for all current TRCoA Students and recommended
for all TRCoA's Alumni that need a brush-up. Non-TRCoA students
who would like to attend can enroll for a fee. Many options are
available. For more information and to enroll click
here.
Austin Music Foundation Music Mixers
 Mark
your calendar for April 3rd & 17th for the Austin Music Mixers
hosted by The Austin Music Foundation. These two music mixers are
held at The Shoal Creek Saloon - Creek Side Patio, located at South
Lamar & 9th Street, from 6:30 - 8:30.
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Who's in the Studio
American Graveyard with Scott Harris
 Scott
Harris, a Beginning Audio Engineering student, is in the studio
with American Graveyard. Band members Chris Watkins, Jim DeGregorio,
Doodle Cox and Billy Jack Phillips have been polishing their unique
blend of country, bluegrass, and down-home rock-n-roll, while throwing
in elements of punk rock, psychedelia, blues, and jazz. It's a sonic
buffet with a little taste of everything. American Graveyard is
known for playing high octane live shows full of spit and whiskey,
while throwing in slower elements of dark country, and the occasional
taste of the weird.
Listen to a clip from one of the tracks the boys are working
on.
Zach Hillyard with Ethereal Architect
 Ethereal
Architect is in the studio working with Zach Hillyard, a TRCoA Beginning
Engineering Student. Ethereal Architect is a new design in the classic
progressive metal structure. Influences ranging from early power
metal, to melodic death metal, and into the modern progressive scene
forge a distinctive sound that is both poignant and intricate. Complex
rhythms and unconventional harmonies form the foundation for blazing
riffs, searing leads, and powerful vocals.
Listen to a clip of a song Zach and Ethereal Architect
have been working on.
Travis Bonner with Assailants
 Travis
Bonner, a recent graduate of TRCoA, is in the studio with Assailants.
Coming out of San Antonio, with Ryan on vocals, AJ on guitar, SteveO
on guitar and J on drums, Assailants produces sounds to brutalize
your senses in the progressive/hardcore/deathmetal genre.
Listen to check out a track Travis and Assailants are working
on.
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